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Military Mindset Helps Woman Navigate Heart Transplant

Patricia Faison is a fit and active person. In fact, she rode her bike for 15 miles without feeling tired – but a month later, everything changed. Patricia’s sudden illness triggered the start of a journey that ended with her receiving a new heart

TheraSkin Product Specifications

TheraSkin is an all-human, split-thickness skin allograft with living cells and retained endogenous growth factors, and a native extracellular matrix. TheraSkin can be vascularized by the recipient following transplantation to support development of granulation tissue, which aids in epithelialization to support wound closure.1-3

Gift of Liver Offers New Hope for Avid Outdoorsman

Trae Jennings is always seeking his next adventure, whether it’s fishing, hunting, snowboarding, surfing, or paddleboarding. With such an active lifestyle, it’s hard to believe that at one point, this father of two was dying of liver failure.

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The LifeNet Health team is united in a shared mission to save lives, restore health, and give hope — and that gives our work special meaning. As the world's most trusted provider of transplant solutions, we strive to be our best, so we can help others. Our teams are passionate, whether their work involves facilitating lifesaving transplants, supporting families with empathy, innovating new processes to help patients heal faster, or enabling scientists to move forward with ground-breaking research. We also have a whole network of team members who provide invaluable supporting services.

Recipient Takes Every Opportunity to Raise Donor Awareness

Clavel Gagnon recovered from a painful workplace injury thanks to the generosity of a tissue donor. Now she wants to make sure other recipients appreciate the impact of these gifts. “It’s precious, and for me it’s life-changing,” she said.

College Pastor is Back on the Court After Second ACL Injury

When College Pastor Jeffrey Buffkin tore his right ACL decades ago, he used part of his own tendon to repair it, leaving a large scar. A more recent injury in his left ACL was repaired using a the gift of tendon from a tissue donor, with virtually no scarring. Jeffrey was also cleared to resume normal activities much sooner. "The difference is amazing," he said.